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…UK equities looks attractive at first sight. But over the past 10 years, UK equities traded on average at a discount to global equities. A Positive scenario FTSE 100 (6-month target): 7,000 e A fast strengthening in global growth and recovering demand from emerging markets leads...

Private equity Prefer small-/mid-cap buyouts in US/emerging markets; UBS View distressed debt in Europe ¢ Global M&A volume has continued its downward trend since Q4 2010, falling by -20% quarter-by-quarter in Q3 2012, with a drastic decline in Europe of -46%, the third lowest q...

Chapter 13 Local, Global and Glocal Knowledge Representation Co-authored with Matthew Ikle, Joel Pitt and Rui Liu 13.1 Introduction One of the most powerful metaphors we’ve found for understanding minds is to view them as networks — i.e. collections of interrelated, interconn...

Invesco Invesco is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors achieve their financial objectives. With offices globally, capabilities in virtually every asset class and investment style, a disciplined approach to investment management...

…h analysts} may have a financial interest in securities of the issuer(s) or in related investments. BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research policies relating to conflicts of interest are described at http://go.bofa.com/coi. "BofA Merrill Lynch" includes Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner...

…x. Financials & Real Estate 117.0 102.4 78.3 68.5 S&P 500 GAAP EPS impact ($9) ($8) Source: FactSet, Blaomberg, BofAML Global Research estimates, BofA Merrill Lynch US Equity & US Quant Strategy We estimate share buybacks add $4 (or as high as $6) to EPS (GAAP & non-GAAP) If th...

…ends. Fmr pollster to President Clinton. Fmr pollster to Prime Minister Tony Blair. *Lois Quam*1g% Executive Director, Global Health Initiative 12% part of the State Department and she reports directly to Secretary Clinton. Fmr CEO of Public and Senior Markets, UnitedHealth Grou...

…eurship. Finally, the U.S. needs to match growth priorities of developing economies. President Obama should expand the global food-security initiative he announced in 2009 to boost agricultural productivity and production across the value chain, including through the private sec...

…Dubai is in financial trouble. How could it be a role model?Dubai's downturn is temporary. Being one of the worlds most globalized cities, it couldn't help but be infected by a global recession. The contagion kneecapped each one of its economic pillars: Shipping, logistics, touri...

…off his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine -- was served with a subpoena on Sept. 22 at 6:45 p.m. as she was leaving the Clinton Global Initiatives Conference at the Sheraton Hotel. Florida lawyer Brad Edwards, who represents three of the "Jane Does" who are suing Epstein, told Page Six t...

…ars and fear-filled bust years, Frieze is now firmly established, an unmissable stop-off between Basel and Miami on the global art calendar. A decade ago, London didn't even have its own contemporary art fair. Now, for five days in mid- October, the art set wouldn't dream of bein...

…$25/bbI oil - ambitious fiscal adjustment US$25/bbI oil - ambitious fiscal adjustment Source: Haver, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research estimates Source: Haver, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research estimates Consumer to face mixed trends Labour policies are likely to remain a maj...

…Dubai is in financial trouble. How could it be a role model?Dubai's downturn is temporary. Being one of the worlds most globalized cities, it couldn't help but be infected by a global recession. The contagion kneecapped each one of its economic pillars: Shipping, logistics, touri...

…tempted to expand their media holdings in Taiwan.** Perhaps more disturbing is China's effort to purchase influence in global culture through its state-affiliated and nominally private companies. For example, Visual China Group, a mainland company, has purchased the image and li...

…in English. As part of this vigorous propaganda campaign, the Party has sought to turn China Central Television into a global competitor to CNN. CCTV was already airing in America as of 2004, when it cooperated with EchoStar, America’s second-largest satellite TV company, to lau...